Bernie Mac

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Old Dogs (2009); Above the Rim.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Old Yeller (1957): 1 line

  1. theme (theme) · through Old Dogs (2009), which they acted in: Old Yeller ⇒ Old Dogs (the host's read). Giving Charlie a new puppy after his old dog dies echoes the end of Old Yeller.
    “That's what happens at the end of Old Yeller, remember?”
    Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:40:01 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

Wild Hogs (2007): 1 line

  1. career (career) · through Old Dogs (2009), which they acted in: Wild Hogs ⇒ Old Dogs (the host's read). Wild Hogs was a huge 2007 hit, which is how Becker came to have the freedom to make Old Dogs.
    “Becker has what you could perhaps call a blank check to make whatever crazy passion projects he wants.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 0:10:28 · Griffin Newman (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (2) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Bernie Mac → Old Dogs. Old Dogs is Bernie Mac's final film performance.
    “Bernie Mac and his final film performance.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:18:29 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Bernie Mac: Jimmy Lunchbox, Bernie Mac's role, is a master puppeteer with no puppets onstage.
    “Now, as I press play again, I want you to take note of, there being zero puppets on stage.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:18:04 · Griffin Newman (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Bernie Mac: Griffin warns the audience they are about to see Bernie Mac's last moments on screen.
    “You're about to see the last seconds of Bernie Mac on screen.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · OLD DOGS - Blank Check LIVE! at the Bell House (May 12, 2022) · 1:23:38 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)